I wanted to give you a recipe to try something new, tonight. Unfortunately, this is not an original recipe, but it is one of my favorites. And, I’ve never had a bad review when making this dish! The actual dish is Pan Roasted Sea Bass, but I’m really here to give you the recipe for the sauce, because you can use it on any type of protein you choose. I have tried this Marsala Mushroom Sauce with Sea Bass and with Chicken, but I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t taste great with Steak, too!

P.S. – When recipes require a lot of preparation, I try to prepare everything the night before, that way, when I get home from work, and if I make it to the gym, I have everything ready to start cooking.

For the sea bass instructions, you can cook the sea bass however you choose, you can pan-sear it, pan roast it, or bake it…I personally think it will come out delicious however you choose to cook the sea bass. For the specific instructions for this recipe, you can visit the website I use. I am copying most of the recipe, below:

1. Heat the olive oil in your pan over medium high heat and saute the chopped onion until it’s translucent. (Make sure the pan has enough depth for the ½ cup of chicken stock and all the mushrooms.)

2. Add the Marsala wine. Be careful to remove the pan from the stove when doing this to prevent the wine from igniting in your face.

3. When most of the wine is cooked off, add the mushrooms and butter.

4. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the mushrooms are tender.

5. Add the chicken stock, a little salt and pepper, and let the sauce cook down until it thickens a bit. (Make sure it is a thick sauce, not too watery. The person who posted this recipe says it should be able to coat a spoon, it helps to do that, but when you see the sauce, you will know if it looks ready.)

6. For the sea bass fillets, the first time I did this, I just put the canola oil in the pan, seasoned the fillets with salt and pepper, and cooked them on each side for about 5-6 minutes. If you want to pan roast them, transfer the fish pan into the oven (should be turned on to 450 before you start cooking) for about 4 minutes. I have done both and it tastes great both ways.

7. This recipe says to put the fish on top of the sauce and garnish with parsley. You can present the meat however you choose with the sauce, it looks great on the meat or below it, so however you think looks best!

I usually make brown rice on the side with either a salad or some asparagus. I hope you enjoy it!